Hydrogels, as soft and wet materials, have attracted great attention in the field of functional biomaterials. Most recently, the designed hydrogels, according to the energy dissipation principle, overcome the low mechanical strength, poor toughness, and limited recoverability of common hydrogels and show excellent mechanical properties. However, most of these novel designed hydrogels are lacking of instantaneous recovery and antifatigue properties. In this study, a mesoscopic inhomogeneous hydrogel consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose and polyacrylic acid is synthesized through a facile, one‐pot, visible‐light‐triggered polymerization. The prepared hydrogel can be stretched over 700% with fracture strength as high as 850 kPa, and shows a high elastic modulus (180 kPa). The microgel aggregated structure endows an efficient energy dissipation mechanism to the hydrogel. After the internal network structure stabilizing, the hydrogel exhibits a recovery time within 10 ms and over 92% resilience during impact and cyclic tensile tests, respectively. The hydrogel with such excellent mechanical properties can extend its application in biomaterial fields.
A pillararene‐based macrocycle with up to 10 flexible chains bearing alkyl bromide head groups is synthesized and investigated for the first time as a multiarm cross‐linker for tertiary‐amine functionalized polyethersulfone. Different from any previously reported cross‐linker, this has a unique pillar‐shaped structure and abundant reactive sites to form multifunctional clusters in the conductive domain. This advantage enables cross‐linking to occur smoothly at the membrane‐casting stage and endows the cross‐linked membranes with improved performance. The cross‐linked anion exchange membranes are found to possess high conductivities and excellent alkaline stability. With a controllable swelling ratio of 19.5%, the maximum conductivity of a membrane can reach 155 mS cm–1 at 80 °C. Due to its local high‐density cross‐linked structure, a delay in degradation kinetics under alkaline condition can be observed, and the loss of conductivity is <10% after 400 h of alkaline stability test at 80 °C. 相似文献
This paper describes the mechanical and thermal characterisation of cross‐linked glycidyl azide polymer (GAP) and GAP–hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) networks. Cross‐linked GAP and GAP–HTPB networks were prepared by reacting GAP diol and GAP–HTPB diol mixture with different diisocyanates. The physical and mechanical characteristics were found to be influenced by the type of isocyanate curing agents, [NCO]/[OH] equivalent ratios and concentration of GAP. For all the three types of curing agents, GAP–HTPB blends of 50 : 50 to 30 : 70 ratios show higher mechanical strength over the virgin networks of GAP or HTPB. Thermal decomposition of cross‐linked GAP–HTPB networks was evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The kinetic parameters for the decomposition of GAP–HTPB blends were found to be dependant on the concentration of GAP and HTPB in the blend. The cross‐linked GAP–HTPB blends were subjected to dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The glass transition characteristics of the blends were evaluated by DMA and it was found that blends prepared with GAP content up to 30% showed single transition in the loss tangent trace indicating no phase separation in the cured network. 相似文献
Cross-links between amino acid residues in close proximity can provide distance constraints for the validation of models of the 3D structure proteins. The mapping of cross-links by the identification of linked peptides in proteolytic digests is facilitated by cleavable cross-linkers that enable isolation of the cleavage products while preserving information about the linkage. We present an amine-specific cross-linker, bis(succinimidyl)-3-azidomethyl glutarate (BAMG), that fulfils these requirements. Two parallel reaction pathways are induced by tris(carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP) in cross-linked peptides from BAMG-treated cytochrome c. One pathway leads to cleavage of the cross-linked species, while in the other the azido group of BAMG is reduced to an amino group without cleavage. Cross-linked peptides and peptides modified by partially hydrolysed BAMG yield distinct sets of TCEP-induced reaction products. These can be isolated by reversed-phase diagonal chromatography and identified by mass spectrometry to reveal the identity of the parent compounds. The ease with which cross-link-derived reaction products can be isolated and identified indicates that the mapping of cross-links in complex biological assemblies and mixtures of protein complexes might become feasible in the near future. 相似文献
The influence of two differently cross‐linked polyacrylate particles on CO2 hydrate formation was investigated. A series of up‐scaling experiments from small (high‐pressure differential scanning calorimetry, HP‐DSC) over medium (glass reactor) to large scale (HP‐reactor) was carried out. It was found out that there is a low influence on the induction time, which is an essential key parameter of the hydrate formation. The results show the same trends: with a low degree of cross‐linker used in low concentration CO2 hydrate formation could be enhanced. 相似文献
The influence of electrostatic interactions on membrane fouling during the separation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) from solution was studied in a cross‐flow ultrafiltration system. Experiments were carried out at different pH values between 3.78 and 7.46; and for different ionic strengths between 0.001 M and 0.1 M. The changes in permeate flux, cake layer resistance, zeta potentials of BSA and polyether sulfone (PES) membranes, and electrostatic interaction energies, were evaluated. At all of the ionic conditions studied, PES membranes are negatively charged. However, BSA molecules are either negatively or positively charged depending on the ionic environment. Whereas the cake layer resistance decreased with increasing pH and ionic strength, the permeate fluxes increased. The calculated electrostatic energy was a minimum at the isoelectric point (IEP) of BSA. However, at this point, the cake resistances corresponding to fouling at each ionic strength, were not minimized. Below the IEP of BSA, the electrostatic forces were attractive, while above the IEP, repulsive electrostatic forces were dominant. 相似文献
pH‐Sensitive liposomes were prepared by modifying the surfaces of egg phosphatidylcholine (EPC) liposomes and dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) liposomes with an acidic proteinoid. The acidic proteinoid (Prot AL) was prepared by a melt‐condensation of aspartic acid and leucine (98.5:1.5 mol/mol). The maximum amount of Prot AL accommodated by EPC liposomes without loss of the fluorescence quenching of calcein occurred when the ratio of Prot AL to EPC was 1:2. The EPC liposomes exhibited pH‐dependent release but the degree of release in 5 min was less than 10% in the range of pH 6.0–8.0. A marked increase in release was observed at pH 5.5 and the degree of release was about 38%. Acidification‐induced contraction of Prot AL may impose a mechanical stress on the liposomal membrane, deforming and demaging the membrane. On the other hand, a high fluorescence quenching, more than 60%, was obtained when the ratio of Prot AL to DOPE was 5.5:10. The pH‐sensitivity of DOPE liposomes bearing the proteinoid was much higher than that of egg PC liposomes bearing the same proteinoid. Following the changes in the size with varying pH, DOPE liposomes seemed to be disintegrated. 相似文献
A new monomer called 2,2′‐(4,4′‐oxydiphenol‐4,4′‐diyl)bis(2‐methyl‐2,3,3a,4,7,7a‐hexahydro‐1H‐4,7‐methanoisoindol‐2‐ium) iodide (d3) is synthesized possessing both cross‐linker and functional groups. The membranes are formed by copolymerizing d3 with norbornene and (3aR,4S,7R,7aS)‐2‐methyl‐2‐(3‐(trimethylammonio)propyl)‐2,3,3a,4,7,7a‐hexahydro‐1H‐4,7‐methanoisoindol‐2‐ium iodide (a3) at varying ratios. The water uptake is 41.35% at 60 °C, and ion exchange capacity is 2.35 mequiv g?1 for a mole ratio of a3, norbornene, and d3 (1:6:3). The conductivity is 12, 37, and 40 mS cm?1 when d3 is decreased. Meanwhile, the conductivity increases quickly with increasing the temperature. Furthermore, the mechanical properties and thermal properties are improved, attributed to the increased cross‐linker. The membrane has a tensile strength of 41.3 MPa and the elongation at break of 38.0 %, and the 5 wt% loss temperature for membrane is ≈159 °C. The H2/O2 single fuel cells with this membrane show a maximum power density of 124 mW cm?2 at 50 °C. The cross‐linked membranes demonstrate high‐dimensional stability in alkaline solution. 相似文献
Adhesion forces are an important factor when dealing with particle resuspension. A direct measurement of these forces is not possible in industrial membrane filtration processes. However, more knowledge about the acting adhesion forces would be very helpful to use membrane filtration in an economically more efficient way. This article introduces basic experiments that should lead to an indirect, time‐resolved measurement of adhesion forces acting during the process of membrane surface regeneration. The aim is to optimize the existing regeneration process and to find new solutions for membrane regeneration. 相似文献
Oligomers ( 7 , 9 , 11 , and 13a ‐ c ), which consist of an alternate sequence of 1,4‐linked benzene rings and 2,4‐linked pyridine rings, were prepared from the corresponding oligochalcones. Each enone segment reacts with phenacylpyridinium bromide ( 3 ) and ammonium acetate ( 4 ) to yield a pyridine building block. Propoxy sidechains attached on the benzene rings of the chalcones reduce to some extent the yield of the cyclization reactions (40–68%) but enhance the solubility of the oligomers. Cross conjugation leads to a moderate bathochromic shift of the absorption with increasing number of repeating units. 相似文献
Three pure triacylglycerols (TAG) containing decenoic acid (D), and stearic acid (S), were hydroxylated into chlorinated and non-chlorinated polyols and studied in detail. D is a fatty moiety that can result from the cross metathesis of small olefins with common vegetable oils such as soybean oil. A fundamental understanding relating chemical composition and derived structure, particularly the number and position of the hydroxyl groups, to physical properties was established allowing us to add some perspective to the growing body of knowledge on industrially relevant polyol and polyurethane systems produced with metathesis-modified TAG (MTAG). The hydroxyl value, crystallization and melting behaviors, thermal degradation behavior of the polyols were directly related to their peculiar shortened and primary functionality inherited from the parent MTAG. The effect of regiochemistry on the physical properties of the polyols was investigated with the chromatography fractions of the trichlorinated polyol of propane-1,2,3-triyl tris(dec-9-enoate), giving an unhindered insight into the role of short and terminal functionality of MTAG polyols that will help select the optimal isomer composition for designer polyurethane materials. 相似文献
Progress in the synthesis and the use of amino acids containing a THF or THP ring is reported. Different synthetic routes from carbohydrates or α‐amino acids as starting compounds are discussed. Examples for THF‐ and THP‐amino acids as peptidomimetics or building blocks for foldamers and combinatorial libraries are given. The role of THF‐amino acids in the synthesis of artificial ion channels, e.g. THF‐gramicidin hybrids, is highlighted. 相似文献
Cross‐linked gelatin capsules were prepared through interfacial polymerization in the inverse miniemulsion, using toluene diisocyanate (TDI) as a cross‐linker. Synthesis was performed in a batch process and in a continuous flow using a static micromixer. The obtained capsules were in the size range between 0.5 and 2 µm. The influence of TDI amount, pH of gelatin solution, and flow rates on the properties of capsules was studied by dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The thermoresponsive release of the hydrophilic dye sulforhodamine 101 was investigated by fluorescent spectroscopy. Furthermore, gelatin capsules loaded with magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized in a continuous way, showing the potential to produce capsules for drug release triggered by magnetic hyperthermia in large quantities. 相似文献